FossilFreeUMC
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Category: Divestment
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The Last Beneficiary
As we move forward with Fossil Free UMC, I rejoice that a young seminary student named Spenser Ross is inspired and ready to put some time into these efforts. He and I met in June at the California-Nevada Annual Conference when I spoke with the Young Adult Delegation, and again during the plenary when Spenser
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Vote Climate and Divest from Fossil Fuels
As published in United Methodist Insight. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) During this election season, those of us who continue to work toward fossil fuel
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Fossil Fuels and Climate: Counting the Cost
Fossil Fuels and Climate: Counting the Cost “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?” Luke 14:28 When Jesus spoke these words, he was using the scenario of building a tower to illustrate the cost of
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Cal-Nevada to Host Summit on Fossil Fuel Divestment
“Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness. Such investments will soon be stranded assets — a blot on the landscape and a blight on investment portfolios.” UN Secretary-General, António Guterres California-Nevada passed a recommendation submitted by the Climate Justice Ministries Task Force at the June Annual Conference Session to identify and
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Creation Justice Breaking Through! General Conference Wrap Up from Fossil Free UMC
We have a lot to celebrate from General Conference this year with huge steps forward to address climate justice, environmental urgency and netzero. We are breaking through! Fossil Free UMC has a renewed mandate, next steps, and new partners for faithful and revitalizing climate action in the United Methodist Church. There was good to be
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5 Reasons for Annual Conferences to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Fossil Free UMC is building on momentum achieved at General Conference! As we stride into a clean, sustainable, and faithful future, the next step is to extend this movement by urging individual United Methodists and our local churches, agencies, and annual conferences to divest from fossil fuels. Already, Wespath has announced more divestment options for
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Look at the Bright Side: “Climate Justice Fares Well Overall” (UM News)
Photo: Musa Dube, the distinguished professor of New Testament at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, preaches during a Vigil for Creation on April 22 to mark Earth Day. The gathering took place at First United Methodist Church of Charlotte on the day before the United Methodist General Conference began its work nearby. Photo
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A Report on What Happened with Fossil Fuel Divestment at General Conference and What You Can Do Now
See Fossil Free UMC’s press release at the close of General Conference: Support for full fossil fuel divestment grows as The United Methodist Church moves to care for creation and address the climate crisis—including adding new divestment options. If you want to know exactly what happened with our attempts to get fossil fuel divestment passed at
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